From our experience, it's pretty easy to tell the lower quality faux fur apart from real—and as shown from the real fur hat above, if your instinct is to pet it, it's probably real.

The MoD has always said it would stop buying real fur as soon as a “suitable and affordable alternative” became available. The government spent more than £1m on bear fur hats between 2014 and ...

The Ministry of Defence has been offered fake bearskin caps for free to force the military to stop using real fur. The distinctive bearskin hat seen on the Queen’s Guards is certainly a historic ...

The "faux" fur collars you see on jackets, vest etc. MOST of them 90% are dog and cat fur. They can sell it cheap so it is used on or in coats, hats, and vests, purses.

Back in January, actor and writer Stephen Fry called upon the King’s Guard to stop using real bear fur in their famous hats. “Tradition is never an excuse for cruelty,” he said at the time.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) admits it is 'open' to exploring fake fur alternatives as traditional bearskin caps worn by the King's Guard are revealed to cost more than £2,000 each.

I have a long inventory that includes a mink jacket, a super-soft shearling coat and a Russian-style rabbit fur hat. There's even a 50 Cent-like chinchilla coat that's way too beautiful to wear ...

Peta argue using real fur is a financial and ethical issue, while the MoD say no alternative meets their requirements The bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside Buckingham Palace now cost more ...